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MODEL 5 PROVER & SOFTWARE MANUAL

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Page 1: ...Roots Meters Instruments MODEL 5 PROVER SOFTWARE MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...8 2 4 Verifying the Proper Files Are Loaded 9 2 5 Upgrade Notice 9 3 The Startup Screen and Help 10 3 1 The Startup Screen 10 3 2 The Help Directory 10 4 Setting Prover Options 11 4 1 The Set Prover Options Screen 11 4 2 Changing Units of Measure 12 4 3 Editing Passwords 12 5 Configuring a Meter Test 13 5 1 Prover Capacity 13 5 2 Test Control Mode 13 5 3 Meter Output 14 5 4 Drive Rate or Pulses Pe...

Page 3: ...34 9 6 How to Calibrate the Field Meter Inlet Pressure Transducer 34 9 7 How to Calibrate the Master Meter Temperature Probe 35 9 8 How to Calibrate the Field Meter Temperature Probe 35 9 9 How to Calibrate the Master Meter Outlet Pressure Transducer 36 9 10 How to Calibrate the Field Meter Outlet Pressure Transducer 36 10 Prover Maintenance 37 10 1 Master Meter Hours of Operation 37 10 2 Prover S...

Page 4: ...a Flow Rate Controller for automatic flow rate adjustment and test sequencing and computer software for calculations and presentation of the flow test data The Prover also has the unique capability to test ROOTS meters equipped with the Integral Micro Corrector IMC W2 A personal computer not included is required to run the software The software program stores predetermined Field Meter test configu...

Page 5: ...posite end 7 25 Power Cord 8 Pressure Lines 1 4 in diameter nylon tubing with compression nuts attached to each end There are four pressure lines blue for Input black for Output One pair of blue and black lines is for the Master Meter s and the other is for the field or test meter 9 P T Pressure and Temperature Adapter A brass T assembly with a 1 4 NPT threaded end a compression fitting for the te...

Page 6: ...e All Provers 5M 20M Accessory Case Blower Personal Computer Master Meter s Controller Master Meter J Boxes Accessory Case Blower s M M Cable Prover Hose Controller Prover Hose Personal Computer Master Meter s Throttle Valve Cam Lock Cap ...

Page 7: ...4 ROOTS Model 5 Prover Software Manual 10M 80M Mobile 5 Blower Controller Master Meter Junction Box Master Meter Throttle Valve Controller Master Meter s Master Meter Junction Box s Prover Hoses ...

Page 8: ... Operation The Prover operates as a transfer test The meter under test Field Meter registers volume and compares it to the volume registered by a Master Meter Blowers are used to pull a vacuum which draws ambient air into the Field Meter and through a connecting hose directly into the Master Meter In the normal test set up the mass of air passes through the meter under test and then through the Ma...

Page 9: ...ns Refer to the Care Proper Handling of Diskettes or CDs in the Help Directory When entering Drive Rate and Test Volume during the configuration of a Meter Test you must enter proper values If the correct Drive Rate is selected from the screen only valid Test Volumes are displayed If Other is selected in either the drive rate pulses test or the test volume selections it is up to you to enter the p...

Page 10: ...at 0 14 400 ACFH at 10 inch differential 10 inch differential 10 inch differential 10 inch differential 0 200 m3 h at 25 0 200 m3 h at 25 0 170 m3 h at 0 400 m3 h at millibar differential millibar differential 25 millibar differential 25 millibar differential Dual 0 14 400 ACFH at 0 22 000 ACFH at 0 80 000 ACFH at 10 inch differential 10 inch differential 20 inch differential 0 400 m3 h at 0 623 m...

Page 11: ...ose computers tested and currently utilized by ROOTS Meters Instruments and many of our customers the majority have functioned perfectly provided they met our recommended minimum requirements listed in the above Section 2 1 ROOTS Meter Instrument Division does not guarantee all computer brands and models will run the Model 5 Prover Software without encountering problems Before making a final purch...

Page 12: ...e current Prover Software is located which should be the Program Files Dresser Inc Model 5 Transfer Prover Config Files subdirectory The Startup disk should have the same serial number s written on the disk label to match the serial number s of the Master Meter s on the Prover If the installation is a software upgrade and the disk label does not have serial numbers on the disk then the preset file...

Page 13: ...corner of the Context Help box Pressing Ctrl F1 pulls up the HELP Documentation The files in this program should help you perform all Model 5 prover functions without the aid of any other documents The HELP program has two primary search tools CONTENTS and INDEX CONTENTS This method of searching is useful if the user is familiar with how the subject in question is classified For example there are ...

Page 14: ...in the Test Volume Box for every flow rate See 5 5 Test Volume 5 Configurable Repeat of Meter Tests Check this option to allow the selection of a different number of repeats for each test point up to a maximum of 2 repeats 3 total tests Not selecting this option will default to the entry in the Repeats box on the lower right portion of the Set Prover Options screen See 5 9 Selecting Repeats 6 Conf...

Page 15: ...top left of screen and select Factory Defaults Ctrl F 4 3 Editing Passwords From the initial startup screen select Prover Setup from the Prover Operations drop down menu Ctrl F5 The factory installed Level 1 password is ROOTS in all capital letters From the Set Prover Options screen that appears select Edit Passwords from the File pull down menu Ctrl E The factory installed Level 2 password is DRE...

Page 16: ... The Master Meter Cable and the Flexible Hose must be properly connected to the selected Master Meter before continuing Refer to the appropriate Help Directory selections for the type of test being performed and or for connecting your size of Prover and if applicable for connecting the type of meter to be tested Older Provers that have not had the 2M Master Meter recertified since the increase fro...

Page 17: ...pear in the window labeled TC Options Use the mouse and highlight the desired item on the list TC Options are described below TC options when English units of measure are the default include the following Diaphragm TC Click on Diaphragm TC when testing a diaphragm meter ROOTS Mechanical TC Click on ROOTS Mechanical TC when testing a ROOTS Meter that is smaller than a 16M size 16M Only ROOTS Mechan...

Page 18: ...es for Drive Rate have a corresponding valid Test Volume value s for the particular Master Meter being used However use of the Optical Scanner as the Test Control Mode requires you to calculate enter or select valid entries If you select the Optical Scanner option as the Test Control Mode the Pulses Test box will be displayed instead of Drive Rate When the optional Optical Scanner is used for a me...

Page 19: ...uals a partial revolution on ID meters This will most likely result in erroneous proofs 5 6 Base Pressure Correction If you choose PC or PCTC for meter output the box labeled Pres Corr Factor will appear Manually enter the Fixed Pressure Correction Factor For accessory units which include a fixed pressure factor the Model 5 Prover can account for this only if you multiply the calculated Pulses Tes...

Page 20: ...his corresponds to one test with two repeats total 3 tests at that Flow Rate If you do not select Configurable Number of Repeats the number of repeats will be fixed and default to the number entered in the Repeats box on the bottom right portion of the Set Prover Options screen 5 10 Save Close and Change Refer to Test Setup and Proving in the Help Directory for additional information on the variou...

Page 21: ...ments to lessen pulsations between the Master Meter and the Field Meter Ensure that if the Prover has two Master Meters the Hose Cap is firmly attached to the inlet quick disconnect nipple of the unused Master Meter For Model 5 Provers with only a single 10M Master Meter install the Expander Hole Plug in the open end of the vertical section of the 2 in pipe blower manifold located between the Blow...

Page 22: ...labeled FIELD CABLE on the Controller 6 Install the P T Pressure Temperature Adapter into the inlet pressure port for rotary and diaphragm meters and at the outlet pressure port for turbine meters 7 Install the Field Meter Pressure Adapter into the outlet pressure port of the Field Meter for rotary and diaphragm meters 8 Insert the Field Meter Temperature Probe into the P T Adapter s vertical port...

Page 23: ... and large blower power requirements are different and separate 80M Provers will require special fixed wiring for the Blower relay box The 20M Prover will come with a special power cord for the large blower In some cases a different plug may be needed for the 20M large blower power cord than what shipped from the factory In any case all wiring connections should be made by a qualified electrician ...

Page 24: ...ve ID Pulser cable into the Field Meter Junction Box at the connection labeled ID PULSER The Field Meter Junction Box is shown on page 3 and 4 17 If using an Optical Scanner as a test control mode perform this step then skip to step 21 Mounting the Optical Scanner and positioning the lens relative to the target is critical for the reliable operation of the device Refer to your ROOTS Optical Scanne...

Page 25: ... Cable into the Field Meter Junction Box at the connection labeled I D Pulser 19 If using a Field Counter Pulser as a test control mode perform this step then skip to step 21 a Attach the Field Counter Pulser to the end of the Series 3 Lexan unit must be pulser ready Plug the ID pulser cable into the Field Meter Junction Box labeled I D Pulser Connect the other end to the Field Counter Pulser Set ...

Page 26: ...d Alignment Series B2 TQM Accessory Unit Figure 7 Optical Scanner Relative Positioning and Alignment Series A1 LMMA Accessory Unit Figure 8 Volume Odometer Test Wheel Series 2 TQM or Series 3 Life Lube Figure 9 Series A1 LMMA Test Dials Optical Scanner ...

Page 27: ...wn within thirty seconds perform the same checks as for the Controller Power Off error message Electrical shorts shorted temperature probes or low levels of AC input power may cause the Controller s microprocessor to stop communicating with the computer causing data not to be received by the computer This condition is indicated by data no longer being updated once a second during a test or the Com...

Page 28: ...er inlet and outlet pressure sensors are located inside the Controller housing See MASTER METER INLET PRESSURE SENSOR ERROR above for possible causes for this error 6 FIELD METER OUTLET PRESSURE SENSOR ERROR The Field Meter s inlet and outlet pressure sensors are located in the Field Meter Junction Box See MASTER METER INLET PRESSURE SENSOR ERROR above for possible causes for this error Refer to P...

Page 29: ...figured properly and the automatic system check has been validated This screen shows the system readouts as well as specifics on the Meter sensors The test sequence will initiate once the temperature is considered stable and the flow rate has reached the set point Pressing Ctrl F7 bypasses the software s testing of the rate of temperature change of the Master Meter temperature probe The range of t...

Page 30: ...er flow rate if desired but the testing will start at the selected flow and continue for all other flows below it The Repeat box displays the number of times that the test will be repeated after the initial test The number of repeats was determined when the test was configured See section 5 9 Selecting the Number of Test Repeats 7 4 System Readouts 1 Ambient Pressure the reading of the absolute am...

Page 31: ...of the Field Meter temperature probe see the HELP documentation under Connecting Meters 7 5 Calculated Values These following displayed fields refer to the six boxes that are located in the lower left corner of the Meter Test screen 1 Uncorrected Proof Master Meter volume Field Meter volume x 100 2 Temperature Correction Field Meter temperature R Master Meter temperature R 1 x 100 3 Pressure Corre...

Page 32: ... any other keys the second entry will also accept just the Enter key which causes no change to the Field Meter serial number Once the report headers have been filled in you may save test sequences by clicking on the Save Report button This will create a time stamped Model 5 Prover file with a DAT extension to be saved in the current Default Directory This test report file is saved in a comma delim...

Page 33: ...anging these Settings could adversely affect your printed report Please use caution Update List When searching for test reports it sometimes becomes necessary to use limiting parameters to focus the search If these parameters are used once the search criterion has been input select Update List and the list will be reevaluated using the new criteria Update List will also update the names under the ...

Page 34: ... the Level One password The factory installed Level One password is ROOTS in all capital letters Press Enter 3 The Set Prover Options screen will appear From the upper left of this screen click on Prover Operations and select Calibrate Prover or press Ctrl F5 4 Enter the Level 2 password The factory installed Level 2 password is DRESSER in all capital letters Press Enter 5 The Display Calibration ...

Page 35: ...let and outlet pressure This display appears on 2 calibration screens Master Meter temperature probe and Field Meter temperature mode Shows the last time that the component was calibrated Use Conversion Tools to easily calculate equivalences between different units of measure Ensure that the appropriate Meter capacity is selected before calibrating Displays critical information that may affect cal...

Page 36: ... the up to two preset files two calibration files and CD Key file from the Model 5 Prover original factory discs These files are named P2M SET P5M SET P10M SET P20M SET or P80M SET depending on the capacity of the Master Meter s For the presets CALIDATE cfg and CALIBR cfg for Calibration and MASTER METERS KEY for the CD Key If the serial numbers match but the Controller Digitizer error recurs the ...

Page 37: ...of the reading indicates the presence of a vacuum The 80M Master Meter Inlet Pressure Transducer requires a positive pressure reading 5 inches of water column This positive pressure applies to the open fitting that is connected to both the 80M Inlet Pressure Transducer and the 80M Chamber Pressure Transducer 9 After the displayed reading has stabilized click on the Accept button at the bottom of t...

Page 38: ...and let it stabilize Leave both the temperature probe and the temperature standard in the liquid container and click on the Accept button at the bottom of the screen The recalibration of the Master Meter temperature probe is now complete and the new setting and current date are saved 8 Remove both the Master Meter temperature probe and the temperature standard from the liquid container Remove the ...

Page 39: ...re line 6 Use the pressure source to apply a 5 000 0 05 inch water column vacuum to the Master Meter outlet pressure line The reading on the pressure standard will be approximately 5 000 inches and will appear in the box labeled Pressure inch This is the current Meter pressure and the negative value of the reading indicates the presence of a vacuum 7 After the displayed reading has stabilized clic...

Page 40: ...or blower has been serviced Reinstalling the software resets the hours The hours of operation are activated when a meter test starts any time the blowers turn on With your mouse click on the appropriate Master Meter A window will pop up asking if you are sure you want to rezero that Master Meter click yes if you wish to continue Only that Master Meter s hours of operation will be set to zero To ze...

Page 41: ...ver capacity and desired flow rates manually Enter these flow rates into the row of gray boxes that runs across the screen The test will start and display the differential pressure between the inlet and the outlet of the selected Master Meter The differential pressures are calculated for the approximate flow rates entered during the differential pressure test s configuration and displayed on the l...

Page 42: ...he following preparations 1 The Main Butterfly valve mounted next to the 56 Master Meter must be in the closed position and leak tight 2 Cap off the 8 diameter hose that is used to connect the test meter to the large resonance tank 3 Connect the short 6 hose from the small blowers to the 10M Master Meter 4 Connect the 10M Master Meter to the small resonance tank 5 Connect the long 24 hose from the...

Page 43: ...er The outlet of the Field Meter must be open to the atmosphere so as to allow air to flush any gas from the meter and any associated piping 4 Observe all company safety procedures and rules for purging meters and make the proper connections listed above Place the Model 5 Prover as far from the Field Meter as possible Place the exhaust from the Field Meter as far as possible from the Prover s blow...

Page 44: ...e Master Meter 4 Blow clean dry compressed air through the Master Meter P T Adapter and the Field Meter Pressure Adapter and All Master Meter Pressure Adapters Check at least once a month for dust moisture or contamination 1 Seal the non quick disconnect end of the Adapter s 2 Apply a pressure of 10 inches of water column to the quick disconnect end of the Adapter s 3 Quickly open the sealed end o...

Page 45: ...rd from the Blower ports labeled BLOWER 1 and BLOWER 2 on the Controller 9 Plug each Blower power cord one at a time into a 120 VAC electrical power source 10 Turn the corresponding Blower power switch to the ON position 11 The Blower motor bearings are good if the motor sounds smooth 12 Repeat the above steps 1 through 11 for the other Blower Prover Cart 10M Only 1 Check the air pressure in the P...

Page 46: ...s or leaks the Blower may start or run faster than it is supposed to Usually turning the Controller off waiting a few seconds then turning it back on will correct the problem If the problem persists contact the factory for assistance 3 The test stops shortly after the Blowers start the Blowers start and then stop almost immediately If the Controller gets no indication that the Master Meter s impel...

Page 47: ...tly match the actual temperature of the measured volume inside the Master Meter s measuring chamber You can reduce these effects significantly by shading the Flexible Hose and insulating it as much as possible from dramatic temperature changes above or below ambient conditions 11 2 Troubleshooting Error Messages 1 FAILURE TO REACH FLOW RATE This error appears in the upper right corner of the test ...

Page 48: ...est The software monitors the data transmissions from the Controller to the computer If for any reason even one of these one second interval data transmissions is not received or is not processed properly this message will appear in the middle of the screen The message will remain on the screen through the up to 6 individual test runs until the software clears the currently displayed screen The me...

Page 49: ...down word for word as it appears If the problem is related to test data save and or print the test data for our inspection Actual test reports are often very helpful in identifying Prover problems Copies of the Master Meter s preset files may also be required P2M SET P5M SET P10M SET P20M SET P80M SET calidate cfg calibr cfg and MasterMeter key If the problem appears to be related to how the softw...

Page 50: ...ithin specification How By adding in the uncertainty of the prover A prover testing at the high end of its accuracy band 0 55 and a meter testing at the higher end of its specification i e 100 7 would have a combined theoretical error of 1 25 100 55 X 100 7 100 As recommended by ANSI a test meter of known accuracy Reference Meter should be used in problem identification and resolution A factory ce...

Page 51: ...t wheel The information derived from the TC Unit Operation Check is then combined with the meter s non compensated accuracy to determine the meter s overall accuracy including temperature compensation basic meter body non compensated accuracy X accuracy of TC unit overall or combined accuracy Procedure for the TC Unit Operational Check 1 Measure and record stabilized gas or air temperature directl...

Page 52: ... shown Where TB Base Temperature Typically 60 F TA Actual Gas Temperature Therefore Theoretical Number of Counts TNC For Fahrenheit 460 TB x Number of Cycles x 100 460 TA Example For a 25 cycle test the Theoretical Number of Counts TNC for gas temperature of 70 0 F and a 60 F base temperature is calculated as follows 460 60 x 25 x 100 460 70 0 1 300 000 2452 8 530 0 C Combined Accuracy Test TC To ...

Page 53: ...ting standard or non TC meters Testing with the RS type optical scanner Dresser recommends the following minimum test volume values to equate to 400 PULSES TEST for each appropriate meter size corresponding to the appropriate TC option The drive rate of the TC unit refers to the volume of gas measured for each complete cycle of the least significant digit of the compensated odometer the furthest r...

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Page 55: ...2287 002 10M Master Meter Pressure Adapter Kit 1 051999 002 10M Master Meter Temperature Probe 1 012983 000 10M Master Meter Quick Disconnect Nipple Outlet 1 054992 100 10M Master Meter Quick Disconnect Nipple Screened Inlet 1 052288 003 2M Master Meter Conversion Kit 1 052287 001 2M Master Meter Pressure Adapter Kit 2 051999 001 2M Master Meter Temperature Probe 1 012852 005 2M Master Meter Quick...

Page 56: ...pt in the case of gross or willful negligence shall not be liable for any damages for cause or reason whatsoever either direct indirect special or consequential arising out of any contract or from the operation or failure properly to operate any apparatus or equipment sold No allowance will be made for repairs or alterations unless made with the written consent first obtained from the Company Neit...

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